Jerry Ray Allen

August 25, 1953 - November 27, 2014

Jerry Ray Allen, age 61, a resident of East Point, Kentucky; passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Cabell Huntington Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Allen was born August 25, 1953 in Royalton, Kentucky the son of the late Hatcher Allen and Kathleen Miller Whitten. Mr. Allen was employed as a truck driver until his retirement. He regularly attended and enjoyed service at the Trinity Chapel. Those left to mourn includes his wife, Stephanie Prater Allen of East Point, Kentucky, whom he married March 10, 2013; daughter, Jessica Blevins and husband Shane of Van Lear, Kentucky; sons, Jerry Lee Allen and wife Kelly of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, James "Tubby" Allen and wife Cassie of Salyersville, Kentucky; step children, Ashley Prater of Martin, Kentucky, Joshua Rudder of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Cpl. Dillon Rudder and wife Brittanie of Yuma, Arizona, Tyler Vanderpool of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Also, surviving are six grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, a host of family, and friends who love and miss him. Funeral services for Jerry Ray Allen will be conducted Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM here from the Chapel of the Salyersville Funeral Home in Salyersville, Kentucky. Clergy Ellis Stevens will deliver comforting words on the day of service. Interment will follow in the Hatcher Allen Cemetery on Right Hand Fork of Puncheon in Royalton, Kentucky. The family will welcome friends Saturday, November 29, after 6:00 PM and anytime prior to the funeral service Sunday, November 30. Contributions can be made to the Jerry Ray Allen Memorial Fund here at the funeral home.